Wax-resist-encaustic painting

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WAX-RESIST / ENCAUSTIC PAINTING

WHAT IS WAX-RESIST? WHAT IS ENCAUSTIC?


WAX-RESIST- Wax being applied to a surface to resist paint or ink in that area.
ENCAUSTIC - A beeswax-based painting medium that is worked with heat.

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WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO TO WATCH AN ARTIST USING ENCAUSTIC FOR CREATING INTERESTING EFFECTS:


HOW DO THEY GET THIN LINES?
Tjanting Tool
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Now for our project. We will be creating an encaustic background for our drawings we did last week. We will choose our best story/picture area, and best MIddle Eastern Designs.


MIDDLE EAST _ GOOGLE MAP

THEMEEFY MAGAZINE:
http://www.themeefy.com/PattyZeitz2

Your picture/story and Middle Eastern design will transferred to your encaustic painting. Watch the following video to see how to transfer your design:



STEPS FOR PART 2 OF OUR PROJECT:
  • Choose your best story/picture area from your drawing
  • Research on the internet some interesting Middle Eastern designs
  • Create a word document with a variety of the designs
  • Send the document to pzeitz@kingsridgecs.org to be printed
  • Take turns melting the wax creating your encaustic background
  • When the encaustic painting is cooled, transfer your picture onto the encaustic painting, and then transfer the Middle Eastern design as borders/etc.